Chris Graves

How Trump’s Directives Echo Project 2025 (Gift Article) President Trump attempted during his campaign to distance himself from the right-wing blueprint to overhaul the federal government, but many of his administration’s actions so far have mirrored it.

I started to do this. Glad to see smarter folks than I are on it. #journalism #shinelightintodarkness
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SPJ backs AP reporters amid administration’s troubling efforts to stifle independent press Society of Professional Journalists, improving and protecting journalism since 1909

I stand with SPJ.

And this on the same day. Revisit history: Arts and media = controlling free expression. #payattention

So many layers.

The $8 Billion Children’s Vaccine Fund Kennedy Would Oversee If confirmed by the Senate to be the nation’s health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would have vast powers over immunization policies for children and adults.

If confirmed by the Senate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr would have the power to limit or even cut off contracts with the makers of vaccines for a program that protects nearly 38 million low-income and working-class children from diseases like polio, measles, whooping cough and chickenpox.

States Plan to Sue to Block Trump’s Federal Grants Freeze Democratic attorneys general from states including New York, California, Illinois, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Massachusetts are moving to keep funds flowing to state governments and cities.

A coalition of state attorneys general plans to file suit to block an order from the White House budget office that would freeze all federal grant programs by 5 p.m. Tuesday. Among the states joining the suit are New York, California, Illinois, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Delaware.

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Trump tells U.S. Senate Republicans they 'must kill' journalism shield law • Nebraska Examiner President-elect Donald Trump ordered congressional Republicans on Wednesday to block a broadly popular bill to protect press freedoms.

"First they came for the journalists and we won't know what happened next." Pay attention. nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/11/21/d...

Top of do list this weekend: Check out books, books, books at my local library. Then, head to all the town that border Omaha and get a library cards there, too. #books #reading #staysmart

Payback is a bitch. And so are we.

You’re on notice. We aren’t going anywhere. We’re not hiding.

We’re not being silent. But we are taking notes.

Bernie Sanders Says Democrats Have Lost Their Way An interview with the Vermont senator on the fallout of the election defeat.

The Democratic Party is sifting through the rubble of its sweeping election loss and trying to work out what went wrong.

On "The Daily," Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont discusses how Democrats can chart a path back to power.

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I kind of want to gather up ALL the banned books -- or those we believe will be banned -- and start a new *little free banned book* library. Who is with me? Image: ACLU 💜

It's that time in the semester when my eyes bleed from reading, but I want to cry from how far my students have come. #proudprof

Hello new world.